US5398757A - Mono-well for soil sparging and soil vapor extraction - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a soil sparging and soil vapor extraction apparatus and method, and more particularly to such an apparatus which uses a minimal amount of material and requires a minimal amount of labor to install.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,159 to Billings et al. is directed to a method and apparatus for removing contaminants from soil and an associated subsurface ground water aquifer.
- This invention requires two wells, namely, an injection well and adjacent extraction wells that are drilled to a depth above the water table. Oxygenated gas is injected through the injection well while a vacuum is applied to the extraction well. Contaminants are removed from the ground water aquifer and from the vadose zone by a combination of physical, chemical and biochemical processes. Relatively pure liquid contaminant may be extracted simultaneously with cleansing of the soil above the aquifer. Microbes natural to the contaminated site are extracted, analyzed, fermented and reintroduced into the soil to enhance biodegration.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,180,503 to Gorelick et al. is directed to an in-situ method and apparatus for removing volatile organic compounds from ground water.
- the technique includes gas-lift pumping and in-situ vapor stripping.
- the apparatus includes means for injecting a gas into a well to force ground water flow towards the well and to cause volatile compounds to be transferred from the ground water to rising gas bubbles inside the well.
- the apparatus further includes means at the top of the well for collecting vapor contained within the gas bubbles. Injection of air is provided through an air line below the water table to a saturated zone containing the contaminants. The contaminants are drawn in through a well screen and rise through a well casing which surrounds the air line.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,032,042 to Schuring et al. discloses a system for eliminating contaminants from the soil and creating a fracturing assembly for pneumatically fracturing the soil.
- the fracturing assembly includes a probe which is inserted into a well and which receives pressurized gas. First and second packers press against the well so as to provide a sealed area in the well. Pressurized gas is applied through a nozzle including at least one orifice therein. Fracturing of the soil allows for conductive channels to be created which permits more rapid movement of contaminants through the soil.
- the pressurized gas travels through the fractures created in the soil and a transformation means is provided such that liquid toxic contaminants in the soil are vaporized.
- U.S. Pat. No. 5,011,329 to Nelson et al. is directed to a method and apparatus for in-situ decontamination of soil.
- Hot gas is injected into bore holes formed in a contaminated soil area to vaporize the soil moisture and contaminants, and for collecting the vaporized contaminants at the surface of the soil.
- a burner heats pressurized gases and mixes the same with the combustion gases for injection into the contaminated zone.
- a central collection system recovers the vaporized contaminants and couples such vapors to an on-site incinerator for disposal.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,711,306 to Bobo is directed to a method for decontaminating soil wherein a gas lift system is used.
- Pressurized injection gas is mixed with pressurized injection liquid prior to introducing the pressurized mixture into a bore hole.
- the pressurized injection gas and liquid mixture is introduced into one portion of the well bore to a point below an initial column of well fluid present in another portion of the well bore conduit.
- the gas is compressed increasingly by the height of the column of liquid thereabove and is subsequently passed to another portion of the well bore where the gas rises and expands to lift oil or other contaminant fluids to the surface.
- U.S. Pat. No. 4,886,119 to Bernhardt et al. is directed to a method for driving volatile impurities from the ground wherein a bore hole is provided with a central shaft whose upper end is sealed from the outside by a plate.
- a first non-perforated suction pipe extends in the drilling shaft to the proximate end of the shaft.
- a second suction pipe concentrically surrounds the first suction pipe, with a space therebetween, and extends to half the length of the drilling shaft.
- the inner ends of both pipes form suction locations.
- the ends of the suction pipes extend outside of the shaft in a fluid separating chamber.
- Means for drawing a vacuum is provided at the upper end of the drilling shaft.
- Sieve ring bodies are arranged at the ends of the suction pipes, each of which has a flexible sieve wall which can be composed of metal sieve web or synthetic plastic sieve web.
- the upper part of the shaft is supported by loose aggregate material.
- a soil sparging and soil vapor extraction apparatus and method of construction comprises a bore hole extending from the surface of the earth for several feet into the earth and preferably to the base of a clay layer or zone for compaction of higher bulk density than the underlying vadose zone.
- An impervious casing having a larger diameter than the bore hole is mounted concentrically around the bore hole and extends from a point above the surface of the earth to a level below the surface of the earth.
- the casing portion above the surface of the earth is sealed by a cover plate.
- An injection tube is placed through the interior of the bore hole. The injection tube extends from a point above the surface of the earth to a point just above the bottom most point of the well.
- a screen is attached to the end of the injection tube at the bottom of the well.
- Gravel or granular material fills the bore hole around the screen and bottom portion of the injection tube.
- the depth of the gravel or granular material in the bore hole needs to be deep enough to completely surround the screen and an additional length of injection tube above the screen.
- packing material which is substantially impervious to gas or liquid.
- the packing material fills the bore hole up to a predetermined location, typically, to a point near the water table.
- permeable material such as gravel. This permeable material fills the remaining portion of the bore hole.
- Above the surface of the well and attached in line with the injection tube is a injection conduit which in turn connects with a injection pump.
- the injection conduit travels through the cover plate and connects with the injection tube at a point above the surface of the earth.
- An extraction conduit terminates at the cover plate having an open end which extends through the cover plate.
- the extraction conduit at its opposite end is attached to a vacuum pump.
- the vacuum pump is then connected to a treatment system whereby captured contaminants may be treated for prudent disposal.
- the injection tube, casing, cover plate, injection conduit, and extraction conduit can all be made of well-known materials such as pipe and steel plate.
- the gravel and permeable material placed inside the bore hole can be common aggregate.
- the packing material may comprise of clay, concrete, or any other common construction material that is substantially impermeable to gas or liquid.
- the packing material can be selectively placed at the desired depth in the ground to ensure that remediation takes place at a targeted point in the surrounding contaminated soil. In the event there exists wet or other highly dense soil surrounding the well at the point of desired remediation, the packing material prevents the remedial fluid from reentering the well at that point thus achieving the desired remedial effect.
- this well is as effective as the prior art wells which are much more complex and costly to construct.
- FIG. 1 is a fragmentary vertical section through the earth showing a well constructed in accordance with this invention.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary vertical section, showing further details of the construction of the well.
- a well 8 is placed so as to extend into a volatile contaminated zone 32.
- the well 8 comprises a bore hole 16 extending downwardly from the surface 11 of the earth through the vadose zone 28 to the zone 32 below the water table 30.
- the top of the bore hole 16 is surrounded by concentric casing 44 with a cover plate 46 which caps the top portion of casing 44.
- the top of the well includes an extraction conduit 34 having a first end connected to an outlet 35 (shown in FIG. 2) in cover plate 46 and a second end connected to a vacuum pump 36 which draws a vacuum in the well so that volatile contaminants move into the permeable material 26 and further through the bore hole 16 to be evacuated through the extraction conduit 34.
- the top of the well further comprises an injection conduit 42 which is connected in line with an injection tube 10 which extends through the length of the bore hole 16.
- the injection conduit 42 above the well is connected to an injection pump 40. Fluid is forced by the pump 40 into the conduit 42 and through the tube 10.
- the injection tube 10 terminates at its lower end with a screen 12 attached. The screen is located just above the bottom surface 15 of the bore hole 16.
- Gravel or granular material 14 is packed around the screen 12 and the lower portion of the injection tube 10. Above the gravel or granular material 14 in the bore hole is packing material 18.
- the packing material is substantially impermeable to gas and liquid.
- This packing material extends from the gravel or granular material 14 to a point near the top surface of the water table 30. Although the packing material is shown as positioned near the water table, the material may be placed at any location along the depth by the well.
- the packing material 18 may typically comprise of bentonite, cement, clay, or other common construction material.
- Inside the bore hole just above the packing material 18 is permeable material 26.
- the permeable material 26 may comprise of gravel or any other suitable material which allows liquid and gas to permeate, but such material must also have enough compressive resistance to maintain the shape of the bore hole 16.
- the injection pump 40 (shown in FIG. 1) injects a fluid, which may be a liquid or gas. Typically, air or other remedial fluid is injected at the same level or below the level of contaminates in the soil. This injection occurs through the injection conduit 42 and injection tube 10. The injected fluid then passes through the screen 12 and through the gravel or other granular material 14. The fluid next passes through the injection zone 20 into the surrounding contaminated zone 32 and moves away from the bore hole 16 under the pressure created by the injection pump 40. Once the injected fluid comes in contact with the contaminates, volatilization and/or biological or chemical reactions take place.
- a fluid which may be a liquid or gas.
- air or other remedial fluid is injected at the same level or below the level of contaminates in the soil. This injection occurs through the injection conduit 42 and injection tube 10.
- the injected fluid then passes through the screen 12 and through the gravel or other granular material 14.
- the fluid next passes through the injection zone 20 into the surrounding contaminated zone 32 and moves away from the bore hole 16 under the pressure
- the fluid then picks up the contaminates and moves them to the surface of the earth due to buoyancy and as a result of the pressure gradient created by the injection pump.
- the contaminant laden fluid passes outside of packing material 18 of packing zone 22 as depicted by directional arrows 29, into the vadose zone 28.
- the pressure differential between the soil in the vadose zone 28 and the permeable material 26 within the bore hole 16 causes the contaminant laden fluid to enter back into the bore hole through the soil vapor fluid extraction zone 24 where the permeable material 26 is located.
- the contaminate laden fluid then continues to move to the surface of the earth 11 through the permeable material 26 in the bore hole 16.
- the vacuum drawn by the vacuum pump 36 (shown in FIG. 1), assists in evacuation of the contaminant laden fluid.
- the contaminant laden fluid next passes through the extraction conduit 34 and vacuum pump 36 to the treatment system 38 whereby contaminants are treated in an environmentally prudent manner.
- the depth of the bore hole can be dug to any depth necessary to reach the area of contaminated soil.
- this invention may also be used to remove contaminants in the vadose zone.
- this invention allows remediation to be concentrated at a selected level within the soil through use of the substantially impervious packing material.
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